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cay en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /keɪ/
• /kiː/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

] From Spanish cayo, from Taíno.

Meanings

1. A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.

Forms

Deriveds

Green Cay · Mangrove Cay · Fort George Cay · Steven Cay · Bellamy Cay · Lovango Cay · Little Ambergris Cay · Trunk Cay · Cotton Cay · Cinnamon Cay · Ramgoat Cay · Big Cay · Diamond Cay · Sandy Cay · Parrot Cay · Scilly Cay · Nanny Cay · Congo Cay · Mingo Cay · Waterlemon Cay · Round Cay · Little Cay · Grass Cay · Cas Cay · Kalkun Cay · Elbow Cay · Henley Cay · Silly Cay · Pine Cay · Gibbs Cay · Whistling Cay · Joe Grant Cay · Dellis Cay · Long Cay · McCartney Cay · Plandon Cay · French Cay · Frenchman's Cay · Protestant Cay · Marina Cay · Thatch Cay · Big Ambergris Cay · Dragon Cay · Salt Cay · Turtledove Cay · Water Cay · Hope Cay · Green Turtle Cay

Relateds

island · islet · isle

wikipedia: Heron Island, Australia

cay en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /keɪ/
• /kiː/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

See quay.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete spelling of quay (“structure for loading vessels”).
   alt of quay
   • But to return to our Enemies: being disembarked, they began to form a Squadron of 1500. men upon the Cay, which was nearest to the Town; […] 1666, A Relation of the Defeating Card. Mazarine & Oliv. Cromwel’s Design […], page 128:
   • But (by your leave) I had a hard welcome in my landing, for bidding farewell to the Turkes, who had kindly used me three dayes, in our passage from the Castles, the Master of the boate saying adio Christiano: There were foure French Runnagates standing on the Cay; who hearing these words, fell desperatly upon me blaspheming the Name of Jesus, and throwing me to the ground, beate me most cruelly: […] 1640, William Lithgow, The Totall Discourse, of the rare Adventures, and painefull Peregrinations of long nineteene yeares Travailes […], page 130:

Forms

Relateds

vay-cay